anyone have an recs on portable panels and how do you haul them?

Do you have any pictures of those?

Sorry so late, been in the hospital the last 2 day with maojor sinus problems.

I searched HTW and could not find the pictures I posted last year with detailed instructions but give me till this weekend and I will repost for ya'll.

They are kind of simular to the ones I think Valley Vet was offering but less complicated.  It took me and the better half about 2 hours to build all of them.

Check back by the weekend...

HTB-Kelley

I did not know sinus problems could hurt soooo bad.  Any little light or noise is a killer.  I did find 2 pictures of my home built panels, will have better one and instruction with parts list tomorrow afternoon.

Very nice! 

I'm sorry about your sinus problems, sounds almost like a migraine. 

Sorry so late, been under the weather all day because of the heat and sinus stuff still hangin' out.

I used sch 40 pvc on all parts.

The large side is 1 1/4" and the small side is 1" so it side into the large section perfectly.  Here is a list for 1 panel but you will have some short parts left to use for anther panel.

2-10' x 1 1/4" sch 40 pvc pipe

2-10' x 1" sch 40 pvc pipe

2-1 1/4" 3 way fittings

1-1 1/4" 4 way fitting

1-1 1/4" 90* fitting

1-1" 3 way fitting

1-1" 90* fitting

2-1 1/4" end caps

1-1" end cap

2- 1/4" or 5/16" hitch pins with the long wire.

1 can or pvc primer and 1 can of pvc gue.

Mine is cut 6' long for the cross section and 2 foot long for the upper and lower parts of the legs.  So if you cut the 10' section of the 1 1/4" pvc at 6' you will be able to cut 2-2 foot sections for 1 leg out of 1 section (maybe about a 1/8" short for the cut, use this on the lower leg where the cap is going to be).  See how I made the 1 1/4" section with legs on both ends, one end will have a 3 way in the center and the other end is the 4 way.(see the pictures)  One the 1" side you will have 1 leg and 2 side sections, this is where the 1" will slide into the 1 1/4" section.  When complete and closed together drill a hole just inside the center leg on the 1 1/4' side for the htich pin to lock them closed, then extend the panel so there is about 4" of the 1" section left inside the 1 1/4" section then re-drill back in the same hole.  This is so you can install the hitch pin when the panels are extended.  I use small bunge cords to tie them together (the ones with the little knots on them also used for tarps) Home Depot / Lowes has everything!

These can be made smaller, I just wanted to use all of the material.

Hope you this helps, if not PM me and I will send you my number. 

You did a great job in the design of these.  Thanks for sharing it, and I hopyou are feeling better.

 This is why I LOVE these kinds of forums; they are pretty much filled w/ people who have a serious dedication to the subject at hand, AND are willing to share helpful information w/ others of the same stripe!!

Thanks, HTB! Now I just have to think how to modify your great design idea 'down' in size so I can make some of these for my miniature horses!! I want to be able to take a pair camping to drive!

Hope you are feeling better, too!

 olehossgal, rapidly approaching 69, in HOT,DRY NM

KOOL, you drive mini's?  We have a pony or they call her a Welch Mountain Pony we are trying to start driving.  She was a rescue from Bluebonnet that we was fostering and ended up adopting (spell check) her.  She can be a little handfull at times but she did have a BAD start....  She is a cool color, kind of a red rone color.

How tall are yours? 

YA, thanks for the pix and the instructions... no I guess it is time to start gathering materials and build!!

Sorry about the sinus problem..and I know first hand EXACTLY what you are feeling/ went through...been there done that...most folks have NO IDEA how sensitive the sinus area is..and the sinus surgery is absolutely brutal. I wouldn't wish it n my worst enemy... Hang in there..it does eventually get better.  :)

HTB-

 Red roan is actually pretty frequent in Welsh, according to what I've seen. Welsh come in 4 'designations'...Sections A,B,C, and D...starting w/ the A, which are the smallest(starting at @ 11.2, I believe, and 'stepping up' to the Sec. D, or Welsh Cob, which can be up to 'small horse' size, at around 15 H.I've never owned one, just admired them(I've always liked 'smaller' horses)! They are MUCH beloved as driving ponies and H/J ponies in the 'English riding' world! You will enjoy driving; it is a hoot!

My minis range from my 'tiny', a cute little QH-looking mare who is a tad over 30" tall, to my 'Over' gelding who is @ 38". Most are in the 32-34" height range; I have six, 5 of which drive.I drive a bay pair to a buckboard or a 'Mini-Marathon' vehicle...it is a LOAD of pleasure! 

I know there are those of you who think miniatures are deformed little sausages(as some indeed ARE, even now); I invite you to take a look at the website containing the sire of several of mine. It is 'old'; these folks are no longer breeding, but still, some of the BEST miniatures I know of,even 11 years later! One of my own is listed under 'Cowboy Foals'; "Jess Cowboys Top Hand" in the pull-down menu. Take a look at http://www.powerhorse.com/index2.html --at Cowboy Del and his offspring( I have two full-brother sons and a granddaughter currently).  I don't generally brag, but I do know conformation, and movement, and I do know a good horse, and I wanted both when I 'got into' minis in 1984...this bloodline fit my requirements and then some!

Probably more info than needed...but I must admit, I am very "PRO" miniatures! HTB, thanks for your considerate response. Apologies if I went too far OT.

Margo aka Olehossgal

WOW, even I got to learn something today.  If I measured her right she it just over 10hh.....  But she thinks she is a clydesdale!

I like the "little guys" we judged a trail driving challenge a month or so back and we had a blast.  They had 4 or 5 mins, one ??? pony and one horse.  Seems to me like the smaller they are the bigger they act...

I agree with you there.....

It has been 10 days now on the pills and alittle better but not 100% yet.  The HIGH 90 days with over 100 heat index and the air so thick you can cut it with a knife does not help at all since my job is outside 90% of the day.  Makes for very long days.........

Which pills are you on?  It took 6 meds twice a day and biweekly allergy shots just to survive in Tx and I still had sinus headaches and problems breathing.  Here in the desert I only need 3 with an ocassional puff on the nebulizer or inhaler.

Oh, and thanks for the plans.  I'll have to book mark this page so I can build some when it's cooler out.

Same here, I was told to give up the horses, don't cut the grass, don't open your windows ( use air conditioning as much a possible) no gardening, no hanging laundry on the line, plastic sheets on the bed/pillows..basically I should move to Arizona..and or live in a bubble... ya right...

so I suffer through summer on meds, and 2 allergy shots a week...it ain't gonna cure it , just manage it...Give up the horses...when Hell freezes over !!  :)

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Well that is a nice advertizement.  But with tuff times not everyone has the money to spend on "HIGH" dollar portable panels so we must make adjustments where we can.  I'm sure there is horses that could tear mine up, but for the most part they will stand up to just about anything and at a low cost.  A plus for me and my better half, the 4 horses we ride all the time all "ground tie" so we really do not need the panels any way.  But some places we stay require you to have some type of "stall or pin".

Mine have been used in the Texas heat and COLD for almost 2 years now and still look NEW!

 New Mexico and Az aren't that much better since everyone has to have the pools and all the lovely plants from "back home".  It's not to bad where I'm at now, almost comfortable at times but there are places I can't go (and breathe) because of the non native vegetation.

Hey hogtownboss, do those attatch to your trailer?  How do you have it set up?

Not really attached to the trailer.  That is what we use the small step in post for if you are on dirt.  I either tie the panel to the escape door and build out from there, I use those tarp ties(bungee with a ball on the end) to tie them to the door.  I only use 3-4 step in post total, one on each corner and to stablize the panels in the center.